Gestational Diabetes

Freaking abot my fasting numbers

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kimmyann54 wrote:

I am about 1 week into checking my sugars/adjusting my diet since being diagnosed at 28 weeks, and my meal numbers have been fine, but my fasting has yet to go below 100 (103-110). I have tried various combos of carbs and protein for my bedtime snack but nothing has clicked yet. I have not seen my doctor or dietician since diagnosis (visits early next week)- is it safe to say meds are in my very near future? Any advice appreciated, feeling defeated :(

How much are you stressing about the diagnosis and your fasting numbers? If you are it is probably impacted somewhat by stress. My first week of checking-- fasting was in the high 90s and low 100s. I had to really concentrate on not stressing. I know it is hard to do when you get numbers that are higher than you'd like. What was your fasting when you were tested for GD?

My other suggestion is water intake. Days where I don't get enough water I can run a little high for the next day's fasting.

Obviously this is something you'll want to check on with your doctor but I added in a probiotic and magnesium citrate too as I was trending high a couple of weeks ago and worried about going on meds. I read good things about both helping to control glucose.

Lastly, I found that certain soaps make my glucose reading higher than others. I try to rinse with just water only and wipe my hands well before testing.

rayofmay has great ideas! I'm going to steal some of them too :) And I second the stressing. I was on deadline for two days and work was horrible. I got 100s for both days of fastings. We sent the magazine to print, and the next day my fasting was down to 88! So it can make a difference. Just take a deep breath and maybe try some relaxation before you test. Other things that I've found helped:

low carb dinners

almonds before bed

yasso greek yogurt bars + string cheese before bed

lots of water during the day

walks after dinner

trying to not have a restless sleep (lots of interrupted sleep can affect fastings)

only fasting for 7-8 hours (if I go beyond this threshold, my number creeps up)

One other thing too...when I was trending high my batch of test strips seemed to be off from what my other numbers were. I literally went from low 90s, changed my bottle of test strips and then went to 100s. It made no sense to me so I tried another batch of test strips. From what I've read it isn't the monitors that are unreliable but possible the test strips. Since you are in your first week it may not be a trend that you've picked up on yet. If you have a second batch of test strips, try those to compare.

Hi mommies I am a first time mom & I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes at 33 weeks but I when I found out at my doctor appointment my doctor said my numbers were high from my test then he measured my belly & said I was measuring 39 weeks but I'm not 39 weeks he said it doesn't mean she's big but then he said she'll be big so I'm confused does that mean my baby will be bigger than average??? Help ):

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